Jill McCorkle quotes

For me, a happy ending is not everything works out just right and there is a big bow, it's more coming to a place where a person has a clear vision of his or her own life in a way that enables them to kind of throw down their crutches and walk. (Jill McCorkle)
I feel very protective in the first draft, when all the pieces are coming together. I work in a way that is not linear or chronological at all, even with the short story. I will just be writing bits and pieces, and then when I have all the pieces on the table, that for me is when it feels like the real work begins. View quote
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Certainly if I were to think in terms of a field that would have required a different mode of education, I think I would have leaned in the direction of being a therapist. And without the education, or a different kind of education, I think my first choice would be a landscape architect. I love to garden. View quote
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Building a dollhouse is a lot like writing a novel because you are God of the Universe. View quote
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Humor - I see it as a survival skill. View quote
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For years, I felt I was a novelist, but now I know I can write short fiction. View quote
Jill McCorkle
By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they even have the opportunity to hatch. We build a world around negatives - you can't say, think, or do this or that. View quote
Jill McCorkle

Jill McCorkle

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Occupation: American Novelist
Born: July 7, 1958
Quotes count: 7